Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 29
अथ तं ब्राह्मणं मत्वा घृणाविष्टः सुदुःखितः । गत्वा काशीपुरीं पश्चात्तपश्चक्रे समाहितः
atha taṃ brāhmaṇaṃ matvā ghṛṇāviṣṭaḥ suduḥkhitaḥ | gatvā kāśīpurīṃ paścāttapaścakre samāhitaḥ
அவனைப் பிராமணன் என அறிந்ததும் அவன் மனம் வருத்தமும் ஆழ்ந்த துயரமும் கொண்டது. பின்னர் காசிப்புரிக்கு சென்று ஒருமனத்துடன் தவம் செய்தான்.
Śrī Bhagavān (Janārdana/Viṣṇu)
Tirtha: Kāśī (Avimukta-kṣetra)
Type: kshetra
Scene: The king arrives at Kāśī: ghāṭas on Gaṅgā, ascetics, smoke of lamps; he performs austerity with focused mind, perhaps seated near a liṅga or on the riverbank.
FAQs
True repentance leads one to seek purification through disciplined tapas, especially at renowned holy cities like Kāśī.
Kāśīpurī (Vārāṇasī) is explicitly invoked as a destination for expiation and spiritual purification.
Tapas performed with samādhāna (focused composure) as a form of prāyaścitta.